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Stanley & Iris Reviews

This movie fucking sucks for a lot of reasons, 1 i dont care about any of the characters since none of them are likable 2 you can tell the director run out of ideas while filming this movie because sometimes it just shows a random scene with Iris walking in a forest 3 the dialog is bad 4 Its just fucking boring. Just dont watch this boring movie.

One of De Niro's lower profile performances but it's still a good one. Jane Fonda, on the other hand is a bit annoying. A nice feel good film which would have been much more a much more powerful story if they'd have focused on the background of Stanley, rather than Iris.

Robert De Niro and Jane Fonda are both good in their respective roles but ultimately, this film is done too much like a made-for-TV drama which does not set any new standards and eventually comes across as unoriginal. Might have been better if Douglas Sirk had directed 35 years earlier with Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman in the leads.

De Niro and Fonda star as Stanley & Iris in a film about the challenges of living with illiteracy. The performances, especially de Niro‚??s, are very good ‚?? de Niro epitomized the stubborn male unwilling to ask for help. I can‚??t see how you wouldn't enjoy the sweet romance brewing between the unlikely couple including Stanley taking Iris for rides on his bike. The film appears quite dated ‚?? while watching, I even guessed it was made around 1980 rather than its 1989 release. I also felt the story went too far with the success Stanley achieved with his newfound literacy. I also thought the story could have delved deeper into Iris‚?? past notably the effect that her late husband's passing had on her.

Poor Robert De Niro cann't read (this explains some of his recent films) and it's up to plucky Jane Fonda to teach him. Of course they also fall in love. She teaches him to read and he teaches her to love again. You can literally see everyone polishing their Academy Awards for this earnest, socially aware film. Too bad they forgot to make the film watchable.